Iryna Podoliak was born in
Zolochiv, Lviv Oblast. She graduated with honours from
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, with a degree in
Philology,
Ukrainian Language and
Literature. From 1990 to 1993 she attended the
PhD program at the same university. In 2002 she received a degree in
Law from the
University of Lviv. Podoliak started working in 1994, at the age of 17 taking the job of teacher in kindergarten #4 in
Zolochiv. After obtaining her PhD degree, worked in the Creative Union Centre of Europe. In 1994–1998, worked in Lviv City Executive Committee, as a head of information department. In 1998–2002, she was the manager at the
NGO Independent Culture Journal Ї. At the same time she was coordinating the
USAID projects in Lviv. In 2002–2012 worked at the
Lviv City Council, as the Head of International Cooperation department at the Bureau for Information Policies and External Relations. In the July
2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Podoliak was not re-elected after finishing seventh with 5.06% of the vote in
Ukraine's 116th electoral district in Lviv Oblast. Podoliak has a daughter, student of the
University of Lviv. == References ==